Aysén Province
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Aisén Province Provincia de Aisén |
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 Location in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region |
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 Aisén Province
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| Coordinates: 44°55′S 73°35′W / 44.917°S 73.583°WCoordinates: 44°55′S 73°35′W / 44.917°S 73.583°W | ||
| Country | Chile | |
| Region | Aisén | |
| Capital | Puerto Aisén | |
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Puerto Aisén Cisnes Guaitecas |
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| • Type | Provincial | |
| • Governor | Felisa Ojeda Vargas | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 46,588.8 km2 (17,988.0 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012 Census) | ||
| • Total | 26,858 | |
| • Density | 0.58/km2 (1.5/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 16,180 | |
| • Rural | 13,451 | |
| Time zone | CLT (UTC-4) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC-3) | |
| Area code(s) | country 56 + area 67 | |
| Website | Government of Aisén | |
Aisén Province (Spanish: Provincia de Aisén Pronounced: /aɪsɛn/ EYE-ssen) is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital is Puerto Aisén.
The province had a 2002 population of 23,498 according to the census by the National Statistics Institute. Of these, 16,180 (68.9%) lived in urban areas and 13,451 (57.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 20.7% ( persons). The census also yielded a surface area of 46,588.8 km2 (17,988 sq mi), the largest in the region and fifth largest province in the country, though it is the tenth least populated in the country.
As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Felisa Ojeda Vargas was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera.
The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Aisén, Cisnes, and Guaitecas.
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